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What mechanism can the UK use to renegotiate EU membership?

I am asking a different question to the previous thread on the UK and the EU. As I understand it the EU is formed on binding international treaties. If the UK is trying to renegotiate terms the whole community is entitled to renegotiate those treaties and we are looking at referenda for years to come. Equally, the membership could take the line that these are signed up to and the only option for the UK is the exit door. What mechanism allows Cameron to think a renegotiation is possible?

I am asking a different question to the previous thread on the UK and the EU. As I understand it the EU is formed on binding international treaties. If the UK is trying to renegotiate terms the whole community is entitled to renegotiate those treaties and we are looking at referenda for years to come. Equally, the membership could take the line that these are signed up to and the only option for the UK is the exit door. What mechanism allows Cameron to think a renegotiation is possible?

They could leave tomorrow if they wanted and Cameron could get it past Parliament

That's not going to happen of course

But Britain is one of the more powerful members and holds a lot of clout

I thought this whole 'In or Out' carry on was just political posturing by a PM with an eye to the threat from the UKIP. Does the UK really want to leave the EU?

The government certainly doesn't, the UK public almost certainly does, at this point. As to mechanism, yes, Cameron has to persuade the rest of the members to either reopen the treaties, or to agree a series of derogations/opt-outs for the UK.

The government certainly doesn't, the UK public almost certainly does, at this point. As to mechanism, yes, Cameron has to persuade the rest of the members to either reopen the treaties, or to agree a series of derogations/opt-outs for the UK.

The government certainly doesn't, the UK public almost certainly does, at this point. As to mechanism, yes, Cameron has to persuade the rest of the members to either reopen the treaties, or to agree a series of derogations/opt-outs for the UK.

... while the popular opinion in some of the other countries is that "Yes, let's start the renegating from that rebate of yours."